#8A4237#8A4237

#8A4237 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.101 H 30.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4237
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 55)
HSL	hsl(8, 43%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(8, 60%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.2%, 60.1%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.07, 29.65, 20.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.07, 36.33, 35.30°)
OKLab	oklab(46.88% 0.087 0.0507)
OKLCH	oklch(46.88% 0.101 30.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.1201, 9.5770, 4.7713)
Luminance	0.0958 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4237 #377F8A

analogous

#8A3755 #8A4237 #8A6B37

triadic

#8A4237 #378A42 #42378A

tetradic

#8A4237 #558A37 #377F8A #6B378A

square

#8A4237 #558A37 #377F8A #6B378A

split-complementary

#8A4237 #378A6B #37558A

monochromatic

#321814 #5E2D26 #8A4237 #B65748 #C87F74

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.20

#8A4237 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#8A4237 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4237

7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4237	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4237	1.00	7.20	2.92	7.20
#FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544E36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665D36

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97363F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4237;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.101 30.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1786e',
    500: '#8a4237',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4237;
$custom-light: #b1786e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4237",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.952,
    "s": 43.005,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46878,
    "c": 0.10068,
    "h": 30.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09576
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4237

secondary

#6DA7B0

accent

#C2D355

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#110907

muted

#807B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4237

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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